{"id":295840,"date":"2023-10-30T01:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295840"},"modified":"2023-10-30T01:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:25:47","slug":"tyson-fury-shows-off-bruises-from-his-controversial-ngannou-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/tyson-fury-shows-off-bruises-from-his-controversial-ngannou-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury shows off bruises from his controversial Ngannou victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tyson Fury shows off black eye and bruised face following his controversial victory over Francis Ngannou&#8230; while the MMA star appears untouched after Saudi fight<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tyson Fury narrowly avoided the greatest boxing upset of all time on Saturday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gypsy King was knocked down in the third round and left battered and bruised<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>JEFF POWELL: Fury was complacent and cumbersome, but Saudi bout was no fix<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tyson Fury showed off his battered and bruised face following his controversial victory over Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>The Gypsy King took on the former MMA star in Riyadh in one of the most eagerly-anticipated bouts of the year on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old narrowly won the fight by split decision via a score of 94-95, 96-93, 95-94, but Ngannou left with much credit after a fine display in his first ever professional boxing fight.<\/p>\n<p>Fury was knocked down in the third round and left battered and bruised following his crossover fight with the former UFC heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n<p>But he insisted that there was nothing that could derail his undisputed heavyweight showdown with Oleksandr Usyk on December 23.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/23\/77157033-12686693-Tyson_Fury_showed_off_his_battered_and_bruised_face_following_hi-a-2_1698623742120.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tyson Fury showed off his battered and bruised face following his controversial victory<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/23\/77157035-12686693-MMA_star_Francis_Ngannou_appeared_untouched_after_the_Saudi_figh-a-4_1698623929240.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>MMA star Francis Ngannou appeared untouched after the Saudi fight on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/23\/77129741-0-The_Gypsy_King_was_pushed_all_the_way_by_the_former_MMA_star_dur-a-107_1698622071737.jpg\" height=\"583\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Gypsy King was pushed all the way by the former MMA star during the fight in Riyadh<\/p>\n<p>Morecambe&#8217;s WBC heavyweight king had agreed a deal with Ukraine&#8217;s WBA, IBF and WBO to contest all the belts.<\/p>\n<p>With nasty purple bruising all around his battered left eye, Fury insisted: &#8216;I&#8217;ve only got some surface bruising.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There was a little bit of a head clash and a few punches but nothing major, no serious injuries.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Fury claimed his lacklustre performance was down to ring rust and having to lose 26lbs in just eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am not taking anything away from Francis Ngannou,&#8217; he told Boxing King Media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I trained very well and prepared very good.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But it&#8217;s boxing where you have good nights and bad and you just need to crack on forward and continue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I felt my timing was quite off, I have been out of the ring nearly a year again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had a bit of ring rust, it was not one of my best performances, it was far from vintage Tyson Fury.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>When asked flat-out if December 23 was still on the cards, he said: &#8216;I leave all that to my team, I don&#8217;t get involved&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/23\/77128771-0-Fury_was_knocked_down_by_Ngannou_in_the_third_round_as_he_took_s-a-115_1698622296003.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury was knocked down by Ngannou in the third round as he took several hits in the face<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12686693\/Tyson-Fury-shows-black-eye-bruised-face-following-controversial-victory-Francis-Ngannou-MMA-star-appears-untouched-Saudi-fight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyson Fury shows off black eye and bruised face following his controversial victory over Francis Ngannou&#8230; 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